It was not long ago when people would still look down and confused at people who would have called themselves “social media manager”. But things have changed fast in the last 5 years and as businesses started to understand the importance of social media as part of their marketing mix, job titles and career paths in social media have exploded.

According to data from LinkedIn compiled by social marketing platform Offerpop, there has been a remarkable 1,357 percent increase in social media positions posted on LinkedIn since 2010.

For more on the rise of social media jobs, take a look at the infographic below.

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Geoff is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of We are Social Media. He also leads the Social Media team at Zimmerman, an Omnicom agency based out of South Florida, USA. Geoff is also a visiting lecturer at Universities across Europe and the US, and an international #smm speaker.